Definition of TEARFUL

tearful

Adjective

  • Full of or accompanied by tears; prone to crying.
  • filled with or marked by tears
    • "tearful eyes"
    • "tearful entreaties"

Adjective Satellite

  • showing sorrow

Adj

  • Accompanied by tears; crying, or about to cry.
  • Sorrowful.

Examples

  • Aaron got a little tearful until Laura came to reassure him.
  • My opponent’s TEARFUL expression after my bingo was almost heartbreaking.

Origin / Etymology

From tear + -ful.

Antonyms

tearless

Scrabble Score: 10

tearful: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
tearful: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tearful: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

tearful: valid Words With Friends Word